Zambia School Certificate / GCE — Kiikaonde (3149)

In spoken Kiikaonde, what is the main job of the word mwane in a greeting such as Muji byepi mwane?

• AIt marks respect toward the person being addressed
• BIt is the Kiikaonde word for goodbye
• CIt is a past-tense verb meaning ‘I left’
• DIt is a noun-class prefix meaning ‘small’

What does Muji byepi mwane? ask?

• AWhat is your name?
• BWhere do you live?
• CHow are you?
• DHow much does this cost?

Choose the Kiikaonde expression that means ‘Thank you’.

• AShalaipo mwane
• BNasanta mwane
• CKuja
• DInga?

Mwabuuka byepi mwane? is best used as:

• AA morning greeting asking how the person has woken up
• BA market price question
• CA formal letter closing only
• DThe Kiikaonde word for ‘no’

Mutende mwane! is used to:

• AOrder someone to sit in class
• BAsk the price of water
• CWish someone peace / give a general daytime greeting
• DName a noun class

Which pair is correctly matched for time-of-day greetings?

• AKimute mwane — good afternoon; Kimabanga mwane — good evening
• BKimute mwane — goodnight; Kimabanga mwane — good morning
• CKimute mwane — thank you; Kimabanga mwane — welcome
• DKimute mwane — I; Kimabanga mwane — you

A classmate asks Muji byepi mwane? Which reply is complete and polite?

• AOnly the English word ‘fine’ with no Kiikaonde
• BNjitu bulongo mwane, kana anweba?
• CInga koko kajo?
• DKunemba only

Shalaipo mwane! is best used when you are:

• AAsking someone’s name for the first time
• BOrdering food at a market stall
• CLeaving and telling the person who stays to remain well
• DStarting a formal debate motion

When Kaonde hosts see a visitor approaching, a loud Mwaiyai mwane! is mainly:

• AA welcome called from a distance, often with clapping, before the seated greeting
• BA way of refusing the visitor entry
• CThe official ECZ paper instruction
• DA noun-class prefix for trees

Which introduction pair is correctly matched?

• AYenu bañanyi jizhina? — What is your name?; Amiwa yami Chanda — I am Chanda
• BYenu bañanyi jizhina? — How much is this?; Amiwa yami Chanda — Stay well
• CYenu bañanyi jizhina? — Where is the river?; Amiwa yami Chanda — Thank you
• DYenu bañanyi jizhina? — Good evening; Amiwa yami Chanda — Peace

In a class discussion, which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?

• AKiikaonde is ECZ subject code 3149
• BPapers 3149/1 and 3149/2 are each two hours on the 2026 timetable
• CSolwezi is a town in North-Western Province
• DKasempa market is the most pleasant place in Zambia

In a Form 1–4 Kiikaonde debate on a cross-cutting issue such as corruption, a speaker should mainly:

• AShout insults until the opponent sits down
• BState a clear position and support it with reasons, while allowing the other side to reply
• CSwitch the whole debate into Additional Mathematics
• DRefuse to use any greeting or respectful address

Public speaking in the Zambian Languages syllabus is mainly the skill of:

• AAddressing a group with a planned, audible Kiikaonde message
• BTexting a friend in English only
• CCopying a dictionary page silently
• DLeaving the room when asked to speak

In a traditional Kaonde homestead, why may hosts clap and call Mwaiyai before they sit to greet?

• ABecause the formal greeting is completed after the visitor is seated, while the call from…
• BBecause Kiikaonde forbids any spoken greeting indoors
• CBecause mwane may only be used in English papers
• DBecause clapping replaces all noun-class concords

A described Kaonde handshake-and-clap greeting (handshake, three claps, handshake again) is mainly evidence that:

• AGreetings are only about exchanging phone numbers
• BRespect is shown in body language as well as in words such as mwane
• CThe 3149 papers are multiple-choice in English
• DKiikaonde has no spoken greetings

The syllabus treats traditional and contemporary songs as oral work. Which statement is accurate?

• AOnly imported English pop songs count as Kiikaonde oral literature
• BA song cannot carry advice or warning
• CBoth older village songs and newer Kiikaonde songs can be discussed for message, audience…
• DSongs replace the writing paper entirely

Read: «Muji byepi mwane?» — «Njitu bulongo mwane.» What is happening in this exchange?

• AA greeting and a well-being reply
• BA complaint about school fees
• CA translation of a science definition
• DA formal letter address block

Read: «Yenu bañanyi jizhina?» — «Jizhina jami ne Mutale.» Mutale is:

• AThe price of maize
• BThe speaker’s name
• CA noun-class prefix
• DThe word for water

Read: «Mwikala pi?» — «Ngikala ku Solwezi.» The second speaker lives:

• AIn Solwezi
• BOnly in Lusaka
• CUnder the sea
• DIn a mathematics textbook

Read: «Mpepoi mema a kutoma mwane.» What does the speaker want?

• AA song to dance to
• BPermission to sleep in class
• CWater to drink
• DA formal letterhead

A candidate glances at a long Kiikaonde notice only to see whether a meeting is today or tomorrow. That reading strategy is:

• AScanning for a specific detail
• BWriting a prose summary
• CTranslating every word into French first
• DIgnoring the text completely

A school notice reads «Baana: kesha ku nzubo ku Solwezi» and then lists a time. The main idea is that:

• ASomeone is selling only cooking oil
• BChildren are expected at a house / home in Solwezi tomorrow
• CThe writer is asking for drinking water
• DThe text is a praise poem about a chief

Read: «Amiwa Mukaonde. Nafuma ku Kasempa. Ngikala ku Solwezi.» What can a reader state as fact?

• AThe speaker is Kaonde, comes from Kasempa and now lives in Solwezi
• BThe speaker refuses all greetings
• CThe speaker is writing a chemistry practical
• DThe speaker lives only in Livingstone

In «Ano mema atooka nyi?» the particle nyi marks:

• AA yes/no question about whether this water is clean
• BThe remote-past tense
• CA plural noun-class prefix
• DThe English word ‘because’

Read: «Mwi benyi kuno nyi?» — «Emwane, ne mwenyi kuno.» The second speaker is:

• AConfirming that they are a newcomer / visitor here
• BRefusing to speak Kiikaonde
• CAnnouncing a funeral elegy
• DAsking the price of a drink

Read: «Amiwa nafuma ku Mufumbwe. Anweba mwafuma pi?» Who is asked the second question?

• AOnly a chicken (nzolo)
• BThe addressee — ‘you’ (plural or respectful)
• CLesa, named as a place
• DThe ECZ subject code itself

Read: «Nji na baana bana.» Using school vowel-length contrast, the sentence is best understood as:

• AI have four children
• BI have refused all water
• CI am writing a formal letter
• DI am greeting a chief from afar

Read: «Kwenda kwa kolokofwa, ne nzubo yanji munyuma.» Without treating it as a full proverb essay, what image is the sentence built on?

• AA snail that travels with its house (shell) on its back
• BA bus timetable for Lusaka
• CA chemical equation
• DAn ECZ fee receipt

Which feature best belongs to an informal Kiikaonde letter rather than a formal one?

• AA court-style case number and sworn affidavit only
• BAn official subject line to a ministry permanent secretary only
• CA friendly opening to a relative or classmate and everyday language
• DA laboratory method written as numbered steps

A narrative composition in Kiikaonde is mainly expected to:

• ATell a sequenced story with a beginning, middle and end
• BList only the school rules without any events
• CCopy a dictionary page in alphabetical order
• DTranslate isolated English words without a plot

Form 1 descriptive writing specifically trains learners to describe:

• AOnly algebraic formulas
• BPeople and animals
• COnly the ECZ fee table
• DOnly punctuation marks in isolation

An argumentative Kiikaonde composition must do which of the following?

• AAvoid taking any position on the issue
• BRetell a folktale without a viewpoint
• CList shopping items in two columns
• DState a claim and support it with reasons

What is the main purpose of a school notice or poster in the Form 1 writing strand?

• ATo replace the literature paper
• BTo practise only vowel-length pairs
• CTo announce information briefly for a public audience
• DTo write a 500-word autobiography

How should a candidate tell a semi-formal Kiikaonde letter from an informal one?

• AA semi-formal letter keeps more distance and structure than a note to a close friend, but…
• BSemi-formal letters must be written only in English
• CThere is no difference; both are identical to a play script
• DSemi-formal letters never have a greeting or closing

A formal letter to a headteacher or government office should include which set of features?

• ASlang nicknames and no address
• BSender and recipient details, a respectful greeting, a clear purpose and a formal closing
• COnly emojis and an SMS abbreviation
• DA riddle instead of a subject line

What is a prose summary as taught for Zambian Languages?

• AA drawing of the passage with no words
• BA list of single nouns copied in the order they appear
• CA short connected paragraph that restates the key points of a text
• DA full copy of the original passage

A note summary differs from a prose summary because a note summary:

• AMust always be longer than the original text
• BMust be written as a formal letter
• CMust include a full play script
• DRecords key points as notes rather than as a flowing paragraph

The 2023 ECZ School Certificate report on Zambian Languages said many candidates failed the summary task because they:

• AWrote note summaries instead of the required prose summary
• BWrote only in Chinese characters
• CUsed a calculator on the language paper
• DAnswered in Morse code

According to the same ECZ report, which composition skills were widely missing?

• ADrawing accurate maps of Europe
• BProper titles, introductions, orthography, logical order, paragraphing and punctuation
• CSolving simultaneous equations
• DCiting the Zambian Constitution by article number

Grade 11 writing includes composing reports. How does a report differ from a friendly letter?

• AA report is always a praise poem
• BA report must be sung, never written
• CA report cannot have a title
• DA report presents organised information on an event or situation, not a private chat

An expository Kiikaonde essay is mainly written to:

• AEntertain with a fictional adventure only
• BExplain or inform about a topic
• CInsult an opponent without reasons
• DCopy a riddle without commentary

A candidate is asked to write an argumentative Kiikaonde essay on whether plastic bags should be banned at Solwezi market. Which plan best matches the syllabus?

• AState a clear position, give reasons and examples, answer an opposing view, then conclude
• BDescribe only the colour of a mango for the whole essay
• CWrite five unrelated greetings and stop
• DTranslate the word ‘plastic’ into seven languages and stop

A Kiikaonde Paper 1-style task asks for a formal letter of complaint about blocked water at school. Which candidate is using the official writing skills the papers mark?

• AThe candidate who writes only «Emwane» ten times
• BThe candidate who draws the school without words
• CThe candidate who uses addresses, a respectful greeting, a factual account and a polite r…
• DThe candidate who answers the letter question with a praise poem about the moon

In a Kiikaonde essay, a well-formed paragraph should usually:

• AMix five unrelated topics in one block of text
• BContain only a single word repeated twenty times
• CDevelop one main idea with supporting sentences
• DBe written entirely in English so the marker can skip Kiikaonde

In Kiikaonde, the ordinary infinitive (‘to …’) is marked by which prefix on a consonant-initial verb stem?

• Aku- (as in ku-ja ‘to eat’, ku-toma ‘to drink’, ku-nemba ‘to write’)
• Bka- only, on every verb
• Cthe English word to written before a Kiikaonde stem
• Dthe question particle nyi used alone

Which Kiikaonde infinitive means ‘to eat’?

• AKutoma
• BKuja
• CKunemba
• DKwamba

Which Kiikaonde infinitive means ‘to drink’?

• AKutoma
• BKulaala
• CKwenda
• DKumona

Which Kiikaonde infinitive means ‘to write’ — the high-value school verb for composition?

• AKuzha
• BKwimba
• CKunemba
• DKufwa